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A year after mass shooting, parade grows bigger and stronger

After the Mother's Day Second Line Shooting, community members return to celebrate once again

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Updated: 10:50 PM CDT May 11, 2014

A year after mass shooting, parade grows bigger and stronger

After the Mother's Day Second Line Shooting, community members return to celebrate once again

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WEBVTT RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THEMOTHER'S DAY SHOOTING A YEARAGO...THE MESSAGE -- IS THAT VIOLENCEWON'T STOP THE WAY THINGS AREDONE AROUND HERE. WDSU NEWSREPORTER BLAKE HANSONWAS THERE FOR ALL OF IT...ANDBLAKE THAT SECOND LINECELEBRATION DREW QUITE THECROWD...YEAH A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED TOBE THERE TO SHOW SUPPORT...BUT PERHAPS MORE INTERESTINGWAS HOW MANYPEOPLE WHO NEARLY LOST THEIRLIVES LAST YEAR...SAID THEYNEEDED TO COME BACK.nats ALMOST AS SOON AS THE MUSICSTARTED...nats music THE SKY OPENED UP.nats rain 2500BUT THIS IS A CROWD THAT'SALREADY PROVED IT'LL TAKE MORETHAN RAIN TO STOP THE PARTY. therain aint stopping nothingbecause I look at it like itsholy water FOR SHARON BOWLSTONBEING IN THE PARADE WAS ABOUTSENDING A MESSAGE. the ones whocome out with guns know thatguesswhat... you can't stop somethingthat's been going on. this isheritageALTHOUGH NOT ONE OF THE NINETEENSHOT. SHE WASSTANDING JUST FEET AWAY WHEN THESHOOTING HAPPENED.I was in the crowd, standing upin the middle of the street Iwas in shock disbeliefBUT ON A DAY ALREADY FULL OFEMOTIONS... NOTHING WASMORE DIFFICULT THAN THE RETURNHERE.revisting that all on thiscorner was completelychallenging for all of us THEINTERSECTION WHERE VICTORPIZARRO'S LIFEALMOST TOOK A SUDDEN TURN. thepeople on either side of me gothit by bullets and I was justluckyAND NOW AN INTERSECTION WHEREPEOPLE FROM ALL OVERTHE CITY...COME TOGETHER TO SHOWTHAT NOTHING CHANGED. i feltreally supported by thecommunity the wholecommunity showed up and turnedoutPROOF THAT WHAT THREATENED ONEYEAR AGO TO TEAR THECOMMUNITY APART....DID JUST THEOPPOSITE.as a community we come togetherand we figure it out and wesupport eachother because ofthat day I'vemade friends that were outsideof my social circle that youknow we all helped eachotherwhen we neededtoNINE PEOPLE TOTAL FACE CHARGESIN CONNECTION WITHGANG ACTIVITY THAT INVESTIGATORSSAY LED TO THESHOOTING. THE TWO ACCUSEDGUNMEN -- AKEIN SCOTT ANDSHAWN SCOTT -- FACE FEDERALCHARGES. RACHEL?TURNING TO YOUR EXACTCAST... ASWE TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT

A year after mass shooting, parade grows bigger and stronger

After the Mother's Day Second Line Shooting, community members return to celebrate once again